shackf16
10-08-2022, 10:01 PM
Hey guys, I'm making steady progress getting my Mk 3.1 back together after an epically slow rebuild. I've got the new motor in and all the pertinent accessories back on and I'm fitting up the last remaining details before attacking the remaining dash/center console electrical wiring.
I started this build as nearly a full donor car route using a '90 for everything except the brakes and rear axle from a '94. My new motor is a 306 with all Trick Flow components, 75mm TB, 80mm MAF, and full MSD ignition. As I was hooking up the stock '90 Mustang radiator (pretty sure it is the original one) I thought now might be a good time to revisit if that was such a good plan knowing I had some cooling issues before. I can get a new 3-row SVE aluminum radiator from LMR for about $250 that is a direct fit and I was thinking that might be a smart option. I will replace the stock overflow tank as well with a new unit. I don't plan to use a stainless-steel overflow bottle - there is enough of that kind of bling in the engine bay already, and space is getting a little tight. Along those lines, I currently have the corrugated steel radiator hoses but I'm missing one of the hose ends/connectors. I don't absolutely love the corrugated look, but they do give me a lot of flexibility in how I want to route the hoses. What is required to have a custom rubber/silicone hose made once I have the bends finalized?
I finally got around to swapping the stock fuel pump for the higher flow unit to support the new motor and kind of freaked out a little. Below is a photo of the pump after I pulled it out of the tank. The sock was not on it when I got it out, and this style pump assembly isn't an easy swap for the new one, nor do I want to put that thing back into my fuel tank, or any fuel tank...the wire insulation is totally gone - yikes! I need to take a closer look at the tank in the next few days, but is this corrosion going to be everywhere inside the tank? Again, it is a stock '90 tank and I just gave it a quick cleaning and new filler neck gasket when I first installed in back in 2005. I'm clearly going to be doing a more significant cleaning this time and I'm hoping I don't need a new fuel tank to go with that fuel pump.
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Lastly, I have my air intake tube routing pretty much finalized and just wanted to get some feedback on the placement of the MAF/filter. I have a little flexibility by using the silicone components, but I am going to have to fabricate some type of support for the aluminum tube off the hood hoop square tubing - it's pretty heavy and "drooping". I will likely not reinstall my top radiator shroud that forced all the air from the nose into the radiator to allow some unheated air into the intake area up and over the radiator. Anything I am missing here? (Ignore the pulley alignment on the PS pump and AC compressor - they are not yet in their final positions.)
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I appreciate you guys!
Shack
I started this build as nearly a full donor car route using a '90 for everything except the brakes and rear axle from a '94. My new motor is a 306 with all Trick Flow components, 75mm TB, 80mm MAF, and full MSD ignition. As I was hooking up the stock '90 Mustang radiator (pretty sure it is the original one) I thought now might be a good time to revisit if that was such a good plan knowing I had some cooling issues before. I can get a new 3-row SVE aluminum radiator from LMR for about $250 that is a direct fit and I was thinking that might be a smart option. I will replace the stock overflow tank as well with a new unit. I don't plan to use a stainless-steel overflow bottle - there is enough of that kind of bling in the engine bay already, and space is getting a little tight. Along those lines, I currently have the corrugated steel radiator hoses but I'm missing one of the hose ends/connectors. I don't absolutely love the corrugated look, but they do give me a lot of flexibility in how I want to route the hoses. What is required to have a custom rubber/silicone hose made once I have the bends finalized?
I finally got around to swapping the stock fuel pump for the higher flow unit to support the new motor and kind of freaked out a little. Below is a photo of the pump after I pulled it out of the tank. The sock was not on it when I got it out, and this style pump assembly isn't an easy swap for the new one, nor do I want to put that thing back into my fuel tank, or any fuel tank...the wire insulation is totally gone - yikes! I need to take a closer look at the tank in the next few days, but is this corrosion going to be everywhere inside the tank? Again, it is a stock '90 tank and I just gave it a quick cleaning and new filler neck gasket when I first installed in back in 2005. I'm clearly going to be doing a more significant cleaning this time and I'm hoping I don't need a new fuel tank to go with that fuel pump.
173536173537173538173539
Lastly, I have my air intake tube routing pretty much finalized and just wanted to get some feedback on the placement of the MAF/filter. I have a little flexibility by using the silicone components, but I am going to have to fabricate some type of support for the aluminum tube off the hood hoop square tubing - it's pretty heavy and "drooping". I will likely not reinstall my top radiator shroud that forced all the air from the nose into the radiator to allow some unheated air into the intake area up and over the radiator. Anything I am missing here? (Ignore the pulley alignment on the PS pump and AC compressor - they are not yet in their final positions.)
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I appreciate you guys!
Shack